Quantity | Unit | Symbol | Derivation | Year | SI equivalent |
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Activity (A) | becquerel | Bq | s−1 | 1974 | SI unit |
curie | Ci | 3.7×1010 s−1 | 1953 | 3.7×1010 Bq | |
rutherford | Rd | 106 s−1 | 1946 | 1000000 Bq | |
Exposure (X) | coulomb per kilogram | C/kg | C⋅kg−1 of air | 1974 | SI unit |
röntgen | R | esu / 0.001293 g of air | 1928 | 2.58×10−4 C/kg | |
Absorbed dose (D) | gray | Gy | J⋅kg−1 | 1974 | SI unit |
erg per gram | erg/g | erg⋅g−1 | 1950 | 1.0×10−4 Gy | |
rad | rad | 100 erg⋅g−1 | 1953 | 0.010 Gy | |
Equivalent dose (H) | sievert | Sv | J⋅kg−1 × WR | 1977 | SI unit |
röntgen equivalent man | rem | 100 erg⋅g−1 × WR | 1971 | 0.010 Sv | |
Effective dose (E) | sievert | Sv | J⋅kg−1 × WR × WT | 1977 | SI unit |
röntgen equivalent man | rem | 100 erg⋅g−1 × WR × WT | 1971 | 0.010 Sv |
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